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back all but wiping out the hezbollah arsenal. since then intelligence analysts tell cbs news hezbollah may have amassed up to 60,000 new rockets. israelis worry that some are the fatah 110 made in iran. the precision-guided missile that can carry chemical warheads and can strike israel's main population centers like tel aviv. in a further sign of the rising tensions, jeff, tonight israel closed down the airspace in the north to civilian flights and earlier the military moved two iron dome anti-missile batteries toward the syrian border. >> jeff: charlie, thank you. the investigation into the boston marathon bombings focused today on the home of the older suspect who died in the shoot- out. and on his widow as well. here's don dahler. >> reporter: federal agents today again searched the cambridge apartment of bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. there was no comment on what brought them back. sources have tolted cbs news that small amounts of bomb res i due have already been found inside, appearing to could rabat the story that dzho
back all but wiping out the hezbollah arsenal. since then intelligence analysts tell cbs news hezbollah may have amassed up to 60,000 new rockets. israelis worry that some are the fatah 110 made in iran. the precision-guided missile that can carry chemical warheads and can strike israel's main population centers like tel aviv. in a further sign of the rising tensions, jeff, tonight israel closed down the airspace in the north to civilian flights and earlier the military moved two iron dome...
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hezbollah troops fighting on behalf of assad, and the russians providing military assistance, and i argue military hardware and military goods. all of that stirring the pot that says, if we don't find a solution here that means having credibility to have the solution, and which may mean military strikes this thing is going to descend even further out of control. >> bob: do you think the president hurlt his case by saying he wants to go to the congress? >> well, i think the way it happened, was mystifying to me. so the president announces it on a saturday, doesn't call congress back. if you were going to do that, call them back for a serious national security debate. i think that had to happen, review the evidence we had and have a quick order of efbts. instead, he announced it, and then left the country for a week. so members were back in their districts without access to the classified information they needed, i think, to come to a good conclusion. >> bob: so you think he's actually lost support in the last week? >> i think it's very clear he's lost support in the last week. it's difficu
hezbollah troops fighting on behalf of assad, and the russians providing military assistance, and i argue military hardware and military goods. all of that stirring the pot that says, if we don't find a solution here that means having credibility to have the solution, and which may mean military strikes this thing is going to descend even further out of control. >> bob: do you think the president hurlt his case by saying he wants to go to the congress? >> well, i think the way it...
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itr hezbollah guide tells with us just these few steps we are now officially inside syria and hezbollah fighters have been working very closely with the syrian army to try to secure this entire corridor along the lebanese border and, in doing so, cut off vital rebel supply lines. when we climbed on to a roof top, we could see a syrian army checkpoint only 100 yards away. hermel's deputy mayor essam bleybel, told us that hezbollah's ties run deep. the backbone of hezbollah is the syrian regime, he said. they supported us with guns, eyey gave us all kinds of help and we won't leave the people who helped us behind. but since hezbollah has joined syria's war, the fighting has spilled over the boarder to lebanon. bleybel said it's a sacrifice he's willing to make. are you willing to support hezbollah no matter what? "yes, of course," he said. for lebanon, the stakes are high. this country fought its own civil war for 15 years. now many fear that their small, deeply divided nation could be consumed again-- this time by syria's war next door. clarissa ward, cbs news, hermel, lebanon. >> pelley
itr hezbollah guide tells with us just these few steps we are now officially inside syria and hezbollah fighters have been working very closely with the syrian army to try to secure this entire corridor along the lebanese border and, in doing so, cut off vital rebel supply lines. when we climbed on to a roof top, we could see a syrian army checkpoint only 100 yards away. hermel's deputy mayor essam bleybel, told us that hezbollah's ties run deep. the backbone of hezbollah is the syrian regime,...
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we were granted rare access to the funerals of four hezbollah fighters killed in yesterday's attack. there are thousands of people in this funeral procession marching through the streets of this hezbollah stronghold. they're here not just to mourn the dead but to show solidarity and what they see as a battle for survival. lebanon is now braced for retaliation. the atmosphere was emotionally charged. "death to america" the people shouted. it's a traditional chant at hezbollah events, but the real threat is much closer to home-- that lebanon may be drawn deeper into syria's civil war as it spreads through the region. clarissa ward, cbs news, beirut. >> pelley: today in a first the >> pelley: late today, the los angeles county coroner released its findings in the death of gerardo hernandez, a t.s.a. officer shot in that attack on los angeles international airport. the l.a. police had started an investigation into whether hernandez had been allowed to bleed to death in the 30 minutes before he was evacuated but tonight the coroner's report found that hernandez died within two to five min
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israel carries out air strikes in syria, stoking fears of a wider conflict with iran and hezbollah. >>> more questions are raised about the white house response to the terror attack in benghazi. an american diplomat contradicts the obama administration's initial claims about the targeting of the u.s. consulate last september. >>> air show disaster. a pilot is killed after losing control of his plane during a demonstration in spain. >>> and shark attack survivor. a florida teen escapes from the jaws of a hungry shark. >> it's pretty crazy how i didn't even feel it. captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, may 6th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, the syrian government says it will defend its people by all available means. syria blames israel for a pair of powerful air strikes close to the capitol, damascus. well, this morning israel is beefing up its defenses along its northern border. the israeli government has not commented officially, but a senior israeli official says the weekend air str
israel carries out air strikes in syria, stoking fears of a wider conflict with iran and hezbollah. >>> more questions are raised about the white house response to the terror attack in benghazi. an american diplomat contradicts the obama administration's initial claims about the targeting of the u.s. consulate last september. >>> air show disaster. a pilot is killed after losing control of his plane during a demonstration in spain. >>> and shark attack survivor. a...
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the neighborhood targeted is a stronghold of the militant group hezbollah. the bombing is seen as payback for hezbollah's support of the syrian dictator, bashar al- assad. investigators on the scene of the u.p.s. cargo plane crash in htabama recovered the flight recorders today. use airbus a-300 crashed yesterday while attempting to y while birmingham. it killed the two pilots. manuel bojorquez is on the scene. >> reporter: the cases that protect the data recorders were badly charred from the explosion and fire. the impact was so great and ce tea field so large, an fbi eckagece team is helping collect wreckage in backyards and on streets. robe robert sumwalt is with the n.t.s.b. >> the preliminary evidence in indicates no evidence of an uncontained engine failure. there's no evidence of a e's no ect fire. ter: it war: it was just before 5:00 a.m. when the airbus a-300 ach tots final approach to birmingham international. et in justscended nearly 7,000 feet in just one minute before striking trees and slamming into the hills a half-mile from runway 18. former
the neighborhood targeted is a stronghold of the militant group hezbollah. the bombing is seen as payback for hezbollah's support of the syrian dictator, bashar al- assad. investigators on the scene of the u.p.s. cargo plane crash in htabama recovered the flight recorders today. use airbus a-300 crashed yesterday while attempting to y while birmingham. it killed the two pilots. manuel bojorquez is on the scene. >> reporter: the cases that protect the data recorders were badly charred from...
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significant gains in the past couple of weeks helped by this very powerful militia backed by iran, hezbollah. these gains are seen by the administration, in effect, as victories for iran, and so that's why there's real urgency behind this initiative. >> pelley: thanks, liz. syria is one of the topics on "face the nation" this sunday. bob schieffer's very special guest will be the white house chief of staff, dennis our investigative correspondent sharyl attkisson has worked on a number of sensitive stories for us, including the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. well, today, we learned that her computer has been hacked. cbs news put out a statement saying that a cyber security firm hired by cbs had determined through forensic analysis that attkisson's computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012. evidence suggests this party performed all access remotely, using attkisson's account. cbs news it working on finding out the identity of the hacker. we know more tonight about the gunman who went on that shooting rampage in
significant gains in the past couple of weeks helped by this very powerful militia backed by iran, hezbollah. these gains are seen by the administration, in effect, as victories for iran, and so that's why there's real urgency behind this initiative. >> pelley: thanks, liz. syria is one of the topics on "face the nation" this sunday. bob schieffer's very special guest will be the white house chief of staff, dennis our investigative correspondent sharyl attkisson has worked on a...
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it would cut off their connection with hezbollah. the reason why hezbollah is now all in there, because they know if syria goes they lose their connection with iran, and that would have very serious consequences for them. so we want a syria that can have a very long and difficult path to a democracy and governing themselves without being massacred by bashar al-assad. and that's going to be more and more difficult every day. i admit that. sloos there's jihadists from all over the the middle east pouring in there, and it's going to make it extremely difficult. but compare that to the status quo. the status quo, the nas kerr good gz on, and bashar al-assad stays in power, and the spillover in the region turns it into a regional conflict. there's no good options here. the options were better a year to two years ago than they are now. and every day, it gets worse, and there's no doubt that this is going to become a regional conflict if it continues like this. >> schieffer: all right. let me just shift to some of the controversies going on
it would cut off their connection with hezbollah. the reason why hezbollah is now all in there, because they know if syria goes they lose their connection with iran, and that would have very serious consequences for them. so we want a syria that can have a very long and difficult path to a democracy and governing themselves without being massacred by bashar al-assad. and that's going to be more and more difficult every day. i admit that. sloos there's jihadists from all over the the middle east...
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already, senior politicians are blaming hezbollah for the bombing. chatah had been an outspoken critic of hezbollah, the iranian-backed militia which uses lebanon as its base. and also its ally, president bashar al-assad in neighboring war-torn syria. hours after the bombing, hezbollah denied it had anything to do with it. >> glor: elizabeth palmer is in our london bureau tonight. liz, what's the potential fallout from this attack? >> reporter: well, lebanon is a very fragile society. it's come through its own civil war not so very long ago and it's still very vulnerable to the kind of sectarian tensions that have been laid bare in the conflict in syria. today's bombing is the sixth since july in lebanon and many people think this is just the beginning of what's going to be an escalating spiral of tit for tat violence. >> glor: liz palmer, thank you. police in connecticut released crime scene photos and video from last year's shootings in newtown. much of this was heavily redacted. the new documents provide little insight into why adam lanza shot and
already, senior politicians are blaming hezbollah for the bombing. chatah had been an outspoken critic of hezbollah, the iranian-backed militia which uses lebanon as its base. and also its ally, president bashar al-assad in neighboring war-torn syria. hours after the bombing, hezbollah denied it had anything to do with it. >> glor: elizabeth palmer is in our london bureau tonight. liz, what's the potential fallout from this attack? >> reporter: well, lebanon is a very fragile...
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the iron dome system shot down thousands of rockets launched from the gaza strip by hezbollah. they're not the only ones worried. the several hundred thousand christians living in syria fear an american attack could lead to a crackdown by them and assad and islamic rebels. elizabeth palmer has that part of the story. >> reporter: the civil war has not so far disrupted the ritual of sunday mass at this catholic church in damascus but father and every member of this congregation are deeply worried. they've seen the videos posted online and heard the news that islamist rebels pushed past the syrian armies and invaded one of the holiest christian sights, malula, just 40 miles north of syria. the troops claim they're back in control of the town. the worshippers pray that's true but the threat still feels very close. just two weeks ago four mortars were fired into this christian neighborhood in damascus where everyone knows everyone and a local man, agor, was killed. >> it's -- >> reporter: christians in syria have flourished under the protection of president bashar al assad, but the
the iron dome system shot down thousands of rockets launched from the gaza strip by hezbollah. they're not the only ones worried. the several hundred thousand christians living in syria fear an american attack could lead to a crackdown by them and assad and islamic rebels. elizabeth palmer has that part of the story. >> reporter: the civil war has not so far disrupted the ritual of sunday mass at this catholic church in damascus but father and every member of this congregation are deeply...
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israel believes the missiles were from iran and headed for hezbollah militants in lebanon. some legislators in austin, texas, are calling it gun day at the state house. as representatives took up a long list of bills regulating guns. one bill approved by the texas state house would allow college students to carry concealed weapons to class. that bill now goes to the state senate. over in houston, the national rifle association was holding its convention. as anna werner reports, the group's next president set a defiant tone. >> reporter: incoming president jim porter, an alabama attorney, addressed some 2,000 delegates today with an attack on president obama. >> president obama demanded that his followers extract revenge. and revenge is what is motivating the president's unrelenting attacks on gun owners today. >> reporter: it's not the first time for porter. >> wified like hell -- >> reporter: in a speech last year to the new york rifle and pistol association he called mr. obama the fake president. they promised to oppose any renewed effort to pass background check legislat
israel believes the missiles were from iran and headed for hezbollah militants in lebanon. some legislators in austin, texas, are calling it gun day at the state house. as representatives took up a long list of bills regulating guns. one bill approved by the texas state house would allow college students to carry concealed weapons to class. that bill now goes to the state senate. over in houston, the national rifle association was holding its convention. as anna werner reports, the group's next...
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iran and hezbollah are shiite, which makes them natural allies to the assad regime in syria fighting a sunni rebellion funded by oil-rich sunni countries like qatar and saudi arabia. >> pelley: how does lebanon fit into this? >> reporter: lebanon is in a precarious situation because they have a large sunni and shiite population and this country fought its own brutal civil war for 15 long years, scott. so nobody here wants to see that happen again. >> pelley: a civil war that ended in 1990. clarissa ward for us in beirut tonight, thank you. in this country, eight people were killed on sunday in the midwest when dozens of tornadoes cut through seven states. no town was hit harder than washington, illinois, near peoria. we were surprised to hear there was only one fatality there. we asked dean reynolds to find out how washington escaped a larger tragedy. >> hail mary, full of grace. >> reporter: as the monstrous twister bore down on washington, illinois, don dempsey was watching television at home. >> the local weather forecasters were on there, and they were saying, "go to the basement
iran and hezbollah are shiite, which makes them natural allies to the assad regime in syria fighting a sunni rebellion funded by oil-rich sunni countries like qatar and saudi arabia. >> pelley: how does lebanon fit into this? >> reporter: lebanon is in a precarious situation because they have a large sunni and shiite population and this country fought its own brutal civil war for 15 long years, scott. so nobody here wants to see that happen again. >> pelley: a civil war that...
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the israelis claim that iranian missiles were stored in the complex and were going to be shipped to hezbollah, a lebanese terror group that is israel's sworn enemy. onen pizzey is in tel aviv following developments for us. >> reporter: the israeli air terike on a syrian weapons warehouse raised little outcry in the middle east, partly because the iranian missiles kept there were seen as a legitimate threat to israel and partly because president bashar al-assad has little support after two years of war in which 80,000 syrians have been killed. according to retired israeli military intelligence chief sajor general amos yadlin, it was a perfect time for the attack. wh >> the fact that israel found the right timing when the legitimacy of assad is so low, shen iran and hezbolah helping opm to kill his own people are not also so popular. te reporter: israel sees the raid as a strategic success because it cut the arms pipeline from iran to lebanon where the weapons would end up in the hands of hezbollah. tcording to the israelis, the ,issiles were fatah 110s, capable of carrying half-ton warheads wi
the israelis claim that iranian missiles were stored in the complex and were going to be shipped to hezbollah, a lebanese terror group that is israel's sworn enemy. onen pizzey is in tel aviv following developments for us. >> reporter: the israeli air terike on a syrian weapons warehouse raised little outcry in the middle east, partly because the iranian missiles kept there were seen as a legitimate threat to israel and partly because president bashar al-assad has little support after two...
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. >> hezbollah has now invaded, the iranians are there, russia is pouring weapons in. and anybody that believes that bashar assad is going to go to a conference in geneva when he is prevailing on the battlefield, it's just silly to assume that. >> so you think he is now has the upper hand. >> we are seeing, unfortunately, a battlefield situation where bashar assad now has the upper hand and it's tragic. >> reporter: what can we do, senator? some people say there's not much including boxúates, the former secretary of defense. is there just not much we can do about this right now? >> well, we need to give them a no-fly zone. we can crater their runways, take out their air assets. we can provide them we a safe zone. >> so you are talking about u.s. air power, using u.s. bombers to go in there and bomb these runways and so forth. >> no, no, i would use standoff cruise missiles to crater the runways, i would use the patriot missiles down near, close to the border to protect the safe zone. but no, i would not send u.s. manned aircraft over syria. >> jeff: turkey's prime min
. >> hezbollah has now invaded, the iranians are there, russia is pouring weapons in. and anybody that believes that bashar assad is going to go to a conference in geneva when he is prevailing on the battlefield, it's just silly to assume that. >> so you think he is now has the upper hand. >> we are seeing, unfortunately, a battlefield situation where bashar assad now has the upper hand and it's tragic. >> reporter: what can we do, senator? some people say there's not...
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>> morell: so the two most obvious players are iran and hezbollah. they would have no interest in retaliating in a conventional sense because they don't want to get into a war. >> morell: what i think you're likely to see from iran and hezbollah would be asymmetric attacks. so terrorist attacks, cyber attacks. and i think the decision would be made in tehran not in damascus. >> miller: so what you're saying is even if assad made the decision not to strike back after a u.s. attack, iran could decide to do it without him? >> morell: correct. and it could be... it could be months down the road that such a response occurred, particularly if it's in a terrorist attack that takes time to put together. >> miller: would that simply be an iranian punishment operation against the united states? >> morell: uh-huh. >> miller: for what was a punishment operation against syria? >> morell: uh-huh. that's how they would see it. >> miller: if we send cruise missiles into syria, one of the potential responses is not a military response in the conventional sense, at al
>> morell: so the two most obvious players are iran and hezbollah. they would have no interest in retaliating in a conventional sense because they don't want to get into a war. >> morell: what i think you're likely to see from iran and hezbollah would be asymmetric attacks. so terrorist attacks, cyber attacks. and i think the decision would be made in tehran not in damascus. >> miller: so what you're saying is even if assad made the decision not to strike back after a u.s....
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we're told that they discussed islamic extremism and hezbollah and that the senator was inside syria for just about an hour. >> glor: meanwhile, clarissa, more diplomacy today. secretary kerry met with his russian counterparts about the possibility of this big round of peace talks next month. what do we know about that? >> reporter: well, jeff, they're trying to lay the ground work for these peace talks which really the entire international community views as essential. so far the syrian government said in principle they will attend but the syrian opposition has not yet mitted. >> glor: clarissa ward, thank you. we learned today the late today the european union's arms embargo will end this week but the british foreign minister said there's no immediate decision to arm the syrian rebels. syria's neighbor to the east, iraq, has been hit with a wave of attacks today. at least 66 people were killed when multiple car bombs went off across baghdad. no one has claimed responsibility, but sunni extremists linked to al qaeda have stepped up attacks against shiites recently. 350 people have d
we're told that they discussed islamic extremism and hezbollah and that the senator was inside syria for just about an hour. >> glor: meanwhile, clarissa, more diplomacy today. secretary kerry met with his russian counterparts about the possibility of this big round of peace talks next month. what do we know about that? >> reporter: well, jeff, they're trying to lay the ground work for these peace talks which really the entire international community views as essential. so far the...
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so you have hezbollah is now moving troops-- hezbollah troops finance bide iran, across syria. they're engaged in the fight to protect the assad regime. you have the alniews raflont, an al qaeda front organization, in the thousands showing up. and they're arguing now fthis continues you could have in excess of 10,000 foreign fighters pouring into the country across the course of the year. you have hamas elements there. everybody wants to get their hands on chemical and more sophisticated conventional weapons. refugees destabilizing the entire region. this is as wad a situation i have seen in a long time-- q. have the'lly strikesescalate? did the israelis do what they should have done? what do you think? >> first thing, i can't discuss anything about the israeli strikes, but i will say this-- israel has the right to defend themselves at all times and theor in a very volatile area. i agree with mike rogers, it is a serious situation, a serious situation in syria. they're in a position now where if assad-- that regime, the assad regime guilty down eventually. but what happens afte
so you have hezbollah is now moving troops-- hezbollah troops finance bide iran, across syria. they're engaged in the fight to protect the assad regime. you have the alniews raflont, an al qaeda front organization, in the thousands showing up. and they're arguing now fthis continues you could have in excess of 10,000 foreign fighters pouring into the country across the course of the year. you have hamas elements there. everybody wants to get their hands on chemical and more sophisticated...
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an opponent of the group hezbollah. politics has again become loud and deadly. a car bomb shattered beirut's central business district. there had been a spade of them as the fight turned bloody between various factions many of them aligned to the civil war in syria next door. the target was the former lebanese cabinet minster and ambassador to the u.s. known for opposing syrian president and for opposing hezbollah, his ally and demands for more power. his last tweet an hour before he was killed was hezbollah is pressing hard to be granted similar powers and security and foreign policy matters that syria exercised in lebanon for 15 years. this appears to have been hezbollah's tweet. the car bomb is the weapon of choice. his driver and three unlucky bystanders were killed in the explosion that rock would the city at about 9:30 local time. security forces blocked off roads and much of the city went into lockdown following the blast. it's a routine beirut is sadly used to. the explosion was not an isolated effect. several recent bombings targeted hezbollah leaders.
an opponent of the group hezbollah. politics has again become loud and deadly. a car bomb shattered beirut's central business district. there had been a spade of them as the fight turned bloody between various factions many of them aligned to the civil war in syria next door. the target was the former lebanese cabinet minster and ambassador to the u.s. known for opposing syrian president and for opposing hezbollah, his ally and demands for more power. his last tweet an hour before he was killed...
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in response to the combat power of iran and hezbollah terrorists, the obama administration said it would send arms to the rebels fighting the syrian dictatorship. america's ambassador to syria, robert ford, was called before congress today to explain how that's going. margaret brennan has our story. >> reporter: the welcome ambassador ford got from tennessee senator republican bob corker made it clear what type of morning it would be. >> i want to thank you for coming before us today because you have to be incredibly embarrassed. >> reporter: corker accused the administration of breaking its promise to deliver military aid to the free syrian army. >> do you feel good about what our country is doing with the opposition right now? >> senator, there isn't a person on my team at the state department who doesn't feel frustrated, frustrated by the syrian problem in general. >> reporter: ford argued the u.s. is helping and pointed to the state department's delivery today of 10 pickup trucks to the rebels. arizona republican john mccain scoffed at that. >> trucks. that's a great thing, trucks, a
in response to the combat power of iran and hezbollah terrorists, the obama administration said it would send arms to the rebels fighting the syrian dictatorship. america's ambassador to syria, robert ford, was called before congress today to explain how that's going. margaret brennan has our story. >> reporter: the welcome ambassador ford got from tennessee senator republican bob corker made it clear what type of morning it would be. >> i want to thank you for coming before us...
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you've seen the hezbollah fighters come in, you've seen fighters come in from iraq. they're getting to this level of panic. whether or not we can check those boxes to say that is indeed happening, therefore international action has to happen, it's not clear. but it seems to be where the conversation is going next. >> schieffer: let's talk about these leaks, these new revelations about what the government is doing. you have a new story today, david, in the paper where you say we're now giving help to those in the middle east to help them fight cyber attacks and so on. what's going on here and where does this whole thing about these -- seem there seems to be a flood of leaks coming out here. >> well, there is a big flood and the guardian and the "washington post" has had some pretty remarkable stories and our story today was really about the u.s. trying to help allies in the persian gulf defend themselves against iranian attacks and if the united states and israel were attacked by a cyber weapon -- the first big state uses of the cyber weapon attacked the iranian nucle
you've seen the hezbollah fighters come in, you've seen fighters come in from iraq. they're getting to this level of panic. whether or not we can check those boxes to say that is indeed happening, therefore international action has to happen, it's not clear. but it seems to be where the conversation is going next. >> schieffer: let's talk about these leaks, these new revelations about what the government is doing. you have a new story today, david, in the paper where you say we're now...
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when you have iranian fighters in syria, when you have hezbollah in syria, when you have the syrian shelling the bekaa valley in lebanon, when you have the israelis taking out syrian installations because they fear for israeli security, you have a very serious situation on your hands and the united states really doesn't have an option to sit on the sidelines. >> pelley: what's at stake? >> what's at stake is really the middle east state system as we know it. and what is at stake is a middle east in which iran and its allies are on the march into places like lebanon, destabilizing jordan and iraq and gulf states like saudi arabia and bahrain. now, the united states of america has got to be present in this. no other country has the potential even to change the dynamics on the ground and to take the initiative in the region. >> pelley: former secretary of state in the bush administration condoleezza rice, thanks for being with us. >> pleasure to be with you. >> pelley: coming up next, a car is a lot faster than the airplane that took flight today. we'll show you in a minute. xúxú [ male annou
when you have iranian fighters in syria, when you have hezbollah in syria, when you have the syrian shelling the bekaa valley in lebanon, when you have the israelis taking out syrian installations because they fear for israeli security, you have a very serious situation on your hands and the united states really doesn't have an option to sit on the sidelines. >> pelley: what's at stake? >> what's at stake is really the middle east state system as we know it. and what is at stake is...
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. >>> overseas, no one has claimed responsibility for two rockets fired into a hezbollah-controlled area of beirut. the rockets tore through an apartment and car dealership yesterday. four people were wounded. on saturdays he bow la's leader said the group had taken a side of the president in his battle against rebel forces. >>> coming up on the "morning news," new trouble for rutgers university sports program. the newly named athletic director faces allegations of abuse from former players. this is the "cbs morning news." the "cbs morning news." capellas rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu it's not for colds. it's not for pain. it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thingâ„¢. ♪ zzzquilâ„
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any strike would be a damage report of al qaeda and hezbollah and the islamic state of iraq and syria. you're right about this. it's going to be direct support. >> this is about chemical warfare and let's talk about that. do you approve of the use of chemical warfare? >> what do you mean? >> the use of chemical, the use of deadly -- >> do i think we have to use them? >> do you think it's an appropriate tool of war to use chemicals? >> the chemical. >> yes. >> we are against any wmd, weapons of mass destruction, whether chemical or nuclear. >> you're against the use of chemical warfare. >> it's not only me. as a state, as a government, in 2001 we proposed to the united nations, proposed to empty or to get rid of every wmd in the middle east. and the united states went against that proposal. this is our policy. >> but you're not a signatory to the chemical warfare. >> not yet. >> why not? >> israel has it and they're trying to occupy our land. >> do you consider chemical warfare over nuclear? >> i don't know. we haven't tried either. >> i know but you're ahead of state and you understan
any strike would be a damage report of al qaeda and hezbollah and the islamic state of iraq and syria. you're right about this. it's going to be direct support. >> this is about chemical warfare and let's talk about that. do you approve of the use of chemical warfare? >> what do you mean? >> the use of chemical, the use of deadly -- >> do i think we have to use them? >> do you think it's an appropriate tool of war to use chemicals? >> the chemical. >>...
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considers expanding its help to the syrian rebels, the head of hezbollah, which the u.s. is considering a terrorist organization, is hinting its fighters may join syrian forces fighting the forces. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you, susan. >>> during his news conference yesterday, the president also said he would try again to close the prison for terror suspects at guantanamo bay, cuba. mr. obama says the prison is expensive, inefficient, not necessary, and not sustainable. >> the idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, it is contrary to our interests, and it needs to stop. >> about 100 of the 166 prisoners at guantanamo bay are on a hunger strike. the prisoners are being force fed. >>> coming up on the "morning news," ambien alert, the ingredients in am beyen and other sleep drugs is blamed for adverse reactions leading to dramatic rise in merge room visit visits. this is the "cbs morning news." . ♪ edible arrangements . i like it - i just... you can't change color li
considers expanding its help to the syrian rebels, the head of hezbollah, which the u.s. is considering a terrorist organization, is hinting its fighters may join syrian forces fighting the forces. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you, susan. >>> during his news conference yesterday, the president also said he would try again to close the prison for terror suspects at guantanamo bay, cuba. mr. obama says the prison is expensive, inefficient, not necessary, and...
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there's no better example of that than syria as we continue to watch hezbollah and thousands of fighters, we see russian weapons pouring in and slaughter of now over 100,000 people and we're going to send them light weapons? light weapons don't do well against tanks. >> garrett: let's shift our attention to immigration. on the senate republican side you have 14 votes for the bipartisan bill but everyone in your elected republican leadership voted no. what does that say about the republican leadership's attitude on this issue and how much do you think those four votes from the top leaders will affect the house republican reception to this bill? >> well, i was disappointed, obviously, that our leadership didn't vote the other way but i'm glad that there are many, many people and factions and interest groups going to be weighing in beginning with president george w. bush, our evangelicals, the catholic church, labor, business which is important, obviously, to the republican party. all are going to be weighing in. i respect speaker boehner. i respect the process that he will go through. we a
there's no better example of that than syria as we continue to watch hezbollah and thousands of fighters, we see russian weapons pouring in and slaughter of now over 100,000 people and we're going to send them light weapons? light weapons don't do well against tanks. >> garrett: let's shift our attention to immigration. on the senate republican side you have 14 votes for the bipartisan bill but everyone in your elected republican leadership voted no. what does that say about the...
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russia backs assad's regime, which has increasingly relied on iranian-backed hezbollah fighters to retake rebel-held terrain. for the first time, secretary of state john kerry said both syrian developments reveal, "the regime's lack of commitment to negotiations and threatens to put a political settlement out of reach." the white house has long wanted to contain the syrian civil war and to diplomatically coax assad from power, but that strategy is losing steam, and president obama hopes next week's g-8 summit with russia will be an opportunity to regain lost momentum. >> axelrod: an egyptian airline or a flight from cairo to new york was diverted to glasgow, scotland, today after a passenger discovered a threatening note in the bathroom that said, "this flight will be on fire." more than 300 passengers and crew were on board. now to iran, where they've elected a successor to hard-line president mahmoud ahmadinejad. after eight years in office, ahmadinejad was prohibited by law from running again. eight men ran to succeed him. elizabeth palmer joins us now from london. liz, a man named hos
russia backs assad's regime, which has increasingly relied on iranian-backed hezbollah fighters to retake rebel-held terrain. for the first time, secretary of state john kerry said both syrian developments reveal, "the regime's lack of commitment to negotiations and threatens to put a political settlement out of reach." the white house has long wanted to contain the syrian civil war and to diplomatically coax assad from power, but that strategy is losing steam, and president obama...
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mexican cartels are developing growing collaborations with terrorist organizations linked to iran and hezbollah. from 2006 to 2011 along the southwest border the border patrol apprehended 1,918 illegal immigrants from 35 countries designated as states that could harm the u.s. with terrorism. which makes this taped confession all the more chilling chilling. the corrupt officer admits helping smuggle in 100 people. >> the problem is that because no inspection is taking place they really have no way of knowing what's in the vehicles. they don't know who they're letting into the country. that unknown is what scares us all. >> 16 or 17 different types of nationalities have been caught on the ranch that i know about. why do you want to think something could even happen bad. >> reporter: on john lab's ranch, the steady stream continues. he worries not only about the cost to his bottom line but more importantly to his way of life. >> you lock your doors at night. you got guns laying around. you got guns in the truck. you worry about your mother, your dad your wife. you want to live like that? i'm a ran
mexican cartels are developing growing collaborations with terrorist organizations linked to iran and hezbollah. from 2006 to 2011 along the southwest border the border patrol apprehended 1,918 illegal immigrants from 35 countries designated as states that could harm the u.s. with terrorism. which makes this taped confession all the more chilling chilling. the corrupt officer admits helping smuggle in 100 people. >> the problem is that because no inspection is taking place they really...
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the iranians and hezbollah, hezbollah's patron in iran ultimately could possibly strike against neighbors in the region, including our ally, the state of israel. but i also think that not acting has huge consequences to the united states. it sends a message to those very same countries, the ayatollah in iran, crosses a line, sends a message to north korea about our determination to stop them from making the korean peninsula a nuclear peninsula. it sends a message to terrorist groups that seek access to chemical weapons because the world will largely stand by when you use them. i think those are ultimately national security questions that we cannot have come to fruition as a result of an action. >> senator, thank you very much. senator bob menendez. >>> microsoft making a big move in the market, it will sell most of its business to microsoft for $7.2 billion in cash. it will license patents and mapping services to microsoft as part of the agreement. the deal is expected to close early next year. >>> and there's another major deal this morning involving wireless. verizon is buying back all
the iranians and hezbollah, hezbollah's patron in iran ultimately could possibly strike against neighbors in the region, including our ally, the state of israel. but i also think that not acting has huge consequences to the united states. it sends a message to those very same countries, the ayatollah in iran, crosses a line, sends a message to north korea about our determination to stop them from making the korean peninsula a nuclear peninsula. it sends a message to terrorist groups that seek...
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list of foreign terrorist organizations hezbollah and hamas. the terrorist who attacked mark's family was the first female suicide bomber in the conflict. >> the family of this woman presented docks eument taition to arab banks showing that they are the family of the woman who committed this attack and as soon as the bank was satisfied, they made a payment to the family of the equivalent of $5,316. >> reporter: the payment was supposedly for what. >> to compensate the family for loss of a wage earner, for example. their families probably are adversely affected in a financial way due to their loss of life but they were suicide bombers. they were terrorists. >> reporter: the suit alleges that a charity called the saudi committee for the support of the intifada organized millions of dollars in payments from hamas. have you been surprised by how formalized this network was? >> i could not believe it. it turns out that there was a whole system in place. the saudi committee would provide lists of terrorists and their families, all sorts of informatio
list of foreign terrorist organizations hezbollah and hamas. the terrorist who attacked mark's family was the first female suicide bomber in the conflict. >> the family of this woman presented docks eument taition to arab banks showing that they are the family of the woman who committed this attack and as soon as the bank was satisfied, they made a payment to the family of the equivalent of $5,316. >> reporter: the payment was supposedly for what. >> to compensate the family...
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i'll tell you what my policy is, my policy to prevent the transfer of dangerous weapons to hezbollah and other terror groups and lebanon and other terror groups as well. we stand by that policy. >> schieffer: mr. prime minister, thank you so much for joining us this morning, wish you the best and i'll be back in a minute with thoughts on washington and why it can't seem to get anything done. out there owning it. the ones getting involved and staying engaged. they're not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is "how did i end up here?" i started schwab for those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. help the gulf recover, andnt to learn from what happenedg goals: so we could be a better, safer energy company. i've been with bp for 24 years. i was part of the team that helped deliver on our commitments to the gulf - and i can tell you, safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge safety equipment and technology, like a new deepwater well
i'll tell you what my policy is, my policy to prevent the transfer of dangerous weapons to hezbollah and other terror groups and lebanon and other terror groups as well. we stand by that policy. >> schieffer: mr. prime minister, thank you so much for joining us this morning, wish you the best and i'll be back in a minute with thoughts on washington and why it can't seem to get anything done. out there owning it. the ones getting involved and staying engaged. they're not afraid to question...
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become a proxy war where you have the turks and the saudi and others on one side, the iranians and hezbollah on the other and it threatens to spill over to other countries. >> reporter: russia is opposed to any international action against syria. and the italian foreign minister said her country would not back any military action unless it was authorized by the u.n. security council. >> and what would it take for the u.n. security council to authorize a strike? >> reporter: it's complicated and, of course, difficult. but most important if the u.n. inspectors can confirm that president bashar assad's government was behind the gas attack, international support for some type of action or sanction may grow. the u.n. inspection team said, however, it's going to take them at least two more weeks to complete its work. so can't rush to action. >> sure. all right, linda, thank you. >>> well, markets took a hit amid worries over a possible military strike against syria. the dow closed down 170 points. the nasdaq fell 79. oil prices surged hitting a 1 1/2 year high. crude closed above $109 a barrel and
become a proxy war where you have the turks and the saudi and others on one side, the iranians and hezbollah on the other and it threatens to spill over to other countries. >> reporter: russia is opposed to any international action against syria. and the italian foreign minister said her country would not back any military action unless it was authorized by the u.n. security council. >> and what would it take for the u.n. security council to authorize a strike? >> reporter:...
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we should always assume any kind of capability they have sleeper cell, terrorist attacks, use of hezbollah to attack israel attacking our targets in the region, u.s. military we should have a plan in place to respond to each of those potential. we should not make any assumptions. a good military planner plans against capabilities not assumptions. we should have a plan of response assuming that all these could possibly happen. >> what do you make general, of the russians moving two ships into the mediterranean? is this them flexing their muscles? >> yeah, i think that's more just to send a signal or demonstrate their displeasure. it's not a threat in any way. we certainly have overwhelming force compared to them in the region. i don't think they're interested in any way interfering with us. i think it's their way of mess and sending. >> are you surprised at the leaks that we're hearing coming out about this situation? >> yeah, you know, it's not surprising though because it's been that way. we went through the same things you know, with iraq and the attacks on the terrorist targets. it's th
we should always assume any kind of capability they have sleeper cell, terrorist attacks, use of hezbollah to attack israel attacking our targets in the region, u.s. military we should have a plan in place to respond to each of those potential. we should not make any assumptions. a good military planner plans against capabilities not assumptions. we should have a plan of response assuming that all these could possibly happen. >> what do you make general, of the russians moving two ships...
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it transcends boundaries into lebanon with hezbollah. it has ramifications all through the region. this is a very difficult situation. and we have to be careful, but the first step is ensuring-- and that's why this inspection is helpful-- who did it? was it ordered by the highest levels of the syrian command? and if that's the case, we can put a line down and say we won't tolerate this. >> schieffer: is there any hope or any chance, do you think, senator, that we might get on the same page as the russians and get them to join. if russia and the united states could get together together on this and somehow at least broker a cease-fire, that-- i think that's probably as good as we could do right now is just get them to stop fighting. >> i think you're absolutely right. i think what's happening in the country is a fragmentation, that there are areas being controlled by sunni rebel forces. there are areas controlled by the assad government. there are alite shia groups, kurdish areas. there is a fragmentation. the first step, i think, would be a cease-fire. if the russians change their
it transcends boundaries into lebanon with hezbollah. it has ramifications all through the region. this is a very difficult situation. and we have to be careful, but the first step is ensuring-- and that's why this inspection is helpful-- who did it? was it ordered by the highest levels of the syrian command? and if that's the case, we can put a line down and say we won't tolerate this. >> schieffer: is there any hope or any chance, do you think, senator, that we might get on the same...
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are we checking hezbollah files? are we tickling those wires? that's for situational awareness awareness. >> hasn't this started to occur? a group associated with syria has already hacked "the new york times." they've hacked former presidents e-mail accounts. hasn't this already begun? >> when you look at this as our former fbi cyber expert told us last week that could well just be an exhibition game demonstrating some low-end capabilities on the idea that if we're struck there's going to be more. >> so what's the biggest concern they could do? >> classified aunt classy edied and unclassified warnings went out to corporate partners, to cyber security people saying protect your intellectual property. make sure all of your defenses are up to date. what they've been doing now is denial of service. they flood the website so they can't operate anymore. the real danger would be erasing data. when iran attacked it blew up 85% of its hardware. so these can be very serious. these guys haven't demonstrated that capability yet. >> the u.s. also preparing a
are we checking hezbollah files? are we tickling those wires? that's for situational awareness awareness. >> hasn't this started to occur? a group associated with syria has already hacked "the new york times." they've hacked former presidents e-mail accounts. hasn't this already begun? >> when you look at this as our former fbi cyber expert told us last week that could well just be an exhibition game demonstrating some low-end capabilities on the idea that if we're struck...
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the syrian president is quoted by hezbollah tv in lebanon announcing the delivery. it comes just days after the european union lifted an arms embargo that would allow countries to send weapons to rebels fighting the assad government. israel has already bombed syria. >>> iraq says at least 13 people are dead and dozens of others wounded after bombings today in baghdad and mosul. it's the latest bloodshed in the recent rash of violence in the country and the worst since the u.s. military withdrawal in 2011. there is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. >>> 5:07. army sergeant robert bales is expected to plead guilty to charges he murdered 16 afghan villagers last year. cbs news has learned bales will enter the plea next week to avoid the death penalty. prosecutors say bales snuck off his base in march of last year and attacked two nearby villages. 16 people were shot or stabbed. his attorney says it's as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder. >>> two letters laced with ricin were sent, one to new york mayor michael bloomberg intercepted on friday
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there are thousands of hezbollah fighters from lebanon. a group the u.s. considers terrorists. the increasing role in the conflict was condemned by u.s. state department spokesperson. >> this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation. we demand hezbollah remove fighters from syria immediately. >> reporter: the red cross is helping to evacuate civilians from qusair. president assad will stay in power through 2014 and likely run through re-election. rebel leaders says a political solution is only possible if he agrees to leave power. the u.s. is hoping to help negotiate that transition at a peace conference in june. and one of the men trying to get both sides to the table is u.s. ambassador robert ford. cbs news has learned while he continues that effort, he will be stepping down this summer. charlie, norah. >> margaret brennan, thank you. >>> the army staff sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan villagers, including children plans to plead guilty. his attorney says robert bales will enter a plea june 5th that will spare him the death penalty. a judge and commanding gener
there are thousands of hezbollah fighters from lebanon. a group the u.s. considers terrorists. the increasing role in the conflict was condemned by u.s. state department spokesperson. >> this is unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation. we demand hezbollah remove fighters from syria immediately. >> reporter: the red cross is helping to evacuate civilians from qusair. president assad will stay in power through 2014 and likely run through re-election. rebel leaders says a...
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>> they're gaining the upper hand thanks to the thousands of hezbollah who are in there, the russians are supplying arms and announcing that they're going to supply more, the iranians are in, the revolutionary guard is there and air power. in this kind of climate air power is vital. right now, the key town in the whole strategic scenario of syria, they have our people surrounded, and they're pounding them -- >> so you want u.s. air power. >> no. what i would like to see is a no-fly zone, cruise missiles and no boots on the ground. the israelis have just shown they're able to take out selective targets. we need to give them the weapons they need. they have lots of light weapons. they don't have anything to take care of tanks and aircraft. it's shameful what's going on and de-stabilizing all these other countries in the region. jordan cannot last under the present scenario as we've seen. fighting has started in lebanon and it could spread and cause a civil war. >> big senate hearing tomorrow on sexual assault in the military. do you agree with your colleague senator mccaskill who says t
>> they're gaining the upper hand thanks to the thousands of hezbollah who are in there, the russians are supplying arms and announcing that they're going to supply more, the iranians are in, the revolutionary guard is there and air power. in this kind of climate air power is vital. right now, the key town in the whole strategic scenario of syria, they have our people surrounded, and they're pounding them -- >> so you want u.s. air power. >> no. what i would like to see is a...
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target was believed to be a convoy that was carrying heavy weapons out of syria into lebanon to go to hezbollah, the shiite militant group. now, obviously syria shares a border with israel. it has very serious concerns about the security situation inside syria, particularly because syria has a significant stock of chemical weapons. at this stage no one is expecting the syrians to launch a retaliatory attack but certainly this raises very real concerns about the possibility that syria's civil war is spilling across its borders. >> thank you clarissa ward. >>> time to show you morning's headlines from around the globe. "the new york times" says it was an emotional affair parents of victims of the sandy hook school shooting were among those testifying, many in the room called for stricter gun control. >>> "the tennesseean" says prostate cancer treatments can feel worse than the disease. research by vanderbilt university found men experienced widespread complications after undergoing surgery or radiation therapy. the study notes not all prostate cancer requires aggressive treatment. >>> "usa today"
target was believed to be a convoy that was carrying heavy weapons out of syria into lebanon to go to hezbollah, the shiite militant group. now, obviously syria shares a border with israel. it has very serious concerns about the security situation inside syria, particularly because syria has a significant stock of chemical weapons. at this stage no one is expecting the syrians to launch a retaliatory attack but certainly this raises very real concerns about the possibility that syria's civil...
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. >> reporter: assad is winning the war with the help of iran and hezbollah. and now al qaeda is in control of parts of syria. general dempsey will answer questions at 11:00 a.m. about whether those threats merit u.s. military intervention. >> thanks, margaret. more than 19,000 firefighters are battling flames in ten western states this morning. one of the out of control wildfires in colorado, the rim fire, threatens thousands of bill buildings. it is also blocking a major road into yosemite national park. steve large of our affiliate station is about 50 miles west of yosemite. >> reporter: this fire is only about 5% contained right now. it is massive. it's already burned 25 square miles. i got up close to some flames that reached 100 feet high. and let me tell you, they were extreme. in spite an air attack for five straight days, the fire in this national forest west of yosemite with its towering pines and thick oaks is raging out of control. i can feel the heat on my face. these flames are intense. fueled by dry weather and high winds, the rim fire exploded
. >> reporter: assad is winning the war with the help of iran and hezbollah. and now al qaeda is in control of parts of syria. general dempsey will answer questions at 11:00 a.m. about whether those threats merit u.s. military intervention. >> thanks, margaret. more than 19,000 firefighters are battling flames in ten western states this morning. one of the out of control wildfires in colorado, the rim fire, threatens thousands of bill buildings. it is also blocking a major road into...
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assad's forces have been receiving increases help from hezbollah. the russian foreign minister condemned the decision to arm syrian rebels saying it risks escalating violence in the region. on the diplomatic front, this all comes to a head in the next couple of days in the g-8 summit in northern ireland where president obama and other western leaders will no doubt be discussing their differences over syria with russian president vladimir putin. for "cbs this morning saturday," i'm charlie d'agata in london. >>> later this month, president obama will visit africa an historic trip that's coming with an historic price tag. chief white house correspondent major garrett has the story from washington. good morning, major. >> reporter: good morning. the numbers do boggle the mind. one presidential trip to three african nations costing between $60 million and $100 million. is that even possible? well, when you consider the need for an aircraft carrier group, 57 support vehicles and hundreds of secret service agents, all of which "the washington post" first
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. >> in this morning, lebanese securities say that rockets hit lebanon in a strong hold of hezbollah fighter who's have increased their role fighting along government fighters. >>> bob schieffer will look at the deteriorating situation in syria. guests, john mccain and jack reid and "the new york times" editor jill abramson and bob woodward of "the washington post." >>> violent unrest for the second day in turkey. police used teargas and water canons preventing thousands of protesters from reaching istanbul square. they protested that it should be protected and not turned into a shopping mall this is growing anger against turkey's prime minister, seen as becoming increasingly increasingly increasingly totalitarian. >>> and we have good news on medicare. here is nancy cordes. >>. >> reporter: the news provides some solace but not much. trustees say medicare's life expectancy has grown by two years, from 2024 to 2026. after that benefits cut to 87% of the full level. >> looking forward to this and then not knowing if it's going to be there, it doesth thbother me. >> reporter: the admin
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they targeted missiles headed to hezbollah fighters. the israelis found to prevent any weapons fight is at least the second military intervention this year. >> there is no strategy right now for the opposition. none. >> at a hearing in washington the u.s. ambassadors got an earful for republicans about the continued instability that led to the israeli strikes. tennessee republican bob corker said the obama administration broke its promise to support the rebels. >> you feel good about what our country is doing with the opposition right now. >> there is not a person on my team at the state department who doesn't feel frustrated by the syrian problem in general. >> ford said the rebels were angered by the u.s. decision not to carry out missile strikes and argued the u.s. is helping and according to a recent delivery with ten pickup trucks to the rebels. john mccain said that won't help them win. >> trucks. it's a great thing. trucks and ship loads of weapons come in as plane load after made load lands and providing all kinds of lethal weap
they targeted missiles headed to hezbollah fighters. the israelis found to prevent any weapons fight is at least the second military intervention this year. >> there is no strategy right now for the opposition. none. >> at a hearing in washington the u.s. ambassadors got an earful for republicans about the continued instability that led to the israeli strikes. tennessee republican bob corker said the obama administration broke its promise to support the rebels. >> you feel...
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reporter: over the past 11 years, more than 15,000 rockets and mortars have been fired at israel by hezbollah and lebanon in the gaza strip. as of recently the only thing civilians could do is run for cover, but in the latest round of fighting between israel and hamas late last year some stopped running and tried to get good picture because this time when hamas fired rockets, iron dome fired missiles to inder september them in the sky before they could do any damage on the ground. you're looking at an iron dome missile on its way. you can't see the hamas rocket it's going after, but watch how the missile will adjust its course to get close to the hamas rocket and blow it up. at night the images of iron dome are even more spectacular. this video was taken at a wedding in southern is rile. a squadron of iron dome missiles could be seen. the wedding music played on de despiedde despite the background. >> do you think they feel safer today than they did six months ago? >> by far. we interviewed him just before israel's recent elections. >> now people are not running to shelters so much. they're s
reporter: over the past 11 years, more than 15,000 rockets and mortars have been fired at israel by hezbollah and lebanon in the gaza strip. as of recently the only thing civilians could do is run for cover, but in the latest round of fighting between israel and hamas late last year some stopped running and tried to get good picture because this time when hamas fired rockets, iron dome fired missiles to inder september them in the sky before they could do any damage on the ground. you're...
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and in 2006 he was only one of only 12 senators who refused to write the eu asking them to declare hezbollah a terrorist organization. why did he do that? >> chuck hagel is his own man. he wears no man's collar and he will continue to be his own man. that is the kind of person you want as secretary of state, when you're in the room deciding about war and peace. you want somebody to give their honest opinion. chuck hagel's opinions can come out in the hearings and the american people can decide. there's no question about the fact that the senate i think will ultimately confirm by an overwhelming majority chuck hagel as secretary of defense because nobody is going to really seriously consider violating the president's choice here in the middle of a war, in the middle of a shooting war. >> senator cleland, it's good to see you. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >>> on monday the president said his cia nominee, john brennan, helped him create the strategy that has devastated the leadership of al qaeda. senior correspondent john miller former deputy director of national intelligence
and in 2006 he was only one of only 12 senators who refused to write the eu asking them to declare hezbollah a terrorist organization. why did he do that? >> chuck hagel is his own man. he wears no man's collar and he will continue to be his own man. that is the kind of person you want as secretary of state, when you're in the room deciding about war and peace. you want somebody to give their honest opinion. chuck hagel's opinions can come out in the hearings and the american people can...